Habitat

After a ravaging ‘fire season’ from February to May, Uttarakhand's mountains anxiously wait for the spring showers. Finally, in April, spring arrives. Rains nourish the landscape — flowers bloom, fruits ripen, and wild creatures get busy to make the most of this short, but abundant season.

Meet the only keelback in India that’s adapted to stay and hunt under water. With distinctive yellow and black checks all over its body, the checkered keelback is one of India’s most common snakes. Although venomous, checkered keelbacks aren’t really harmful to humans.

The sal forest is a complex ecosystem that has evolved over millennia. A favorite of woodpeckers and other creatures, the sal tree is the dominant species in a sal forest. These tall trees are very difficult to regenerate artificially, so their destruction has everlasting repercussions.

Located along the Indo-Nepal border, the high-altitude mountains of Singalila National Park safeguard many secrets. With every season, the landscape transforms, donning a new avatar and turning into a haven for both — its resident creatures and visiting wild guests.

Studies show that it takes a hundred thousand years for the caves to grow wide enough for humans to enter. But once they do, a whole ecosystem opens up for exploration – underground rivers, shimmering pools, a labyrinth of tunnels and lives that thrive in the absence of light.

Arunachal Pradesh's Namdapha, that lines the northeastern borders of India, is one of the most remote and bio-diverse national parks in the world. But despite its remoteness, it reels under mounting human pressures that might push its wildlife to the brink of survival.

For elephants, it's all about keeping the family together. They gently raise the young, help those in need, play with each other and even share grief

In Saswad, locals and the wild have learned to live with each other — leopards and wolves polish off poultry carcasses, birds show up to feast on the seasonal crop, and the timid Bengal fox builds homes in cultivated farms

On the western edge of India, two astonishing landscapes exist, the Little Rann of Kutch and the rolling grasslands of Velavadar, that teem with the most magnificent creatures

Hidden beneath the deceptively still and silent mangrove cover is a universe shaped by tides — once the waters recede, a whole new world unfurls

The dry and deceptively empty Thar desert has an incredible story to tell – of spectacular diversity, unusual creatures, and exemplary survival strategies

Assam's Hollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary is home to many creatures small and large, including the hoolock gibbon whose melodious song leads this forest's enchanting orchestra. However, steady destruction of the habitat is threatening to drown out the music

Witness how the rains transform the pristine forests of Agumbe, which are increasingly facing the pressures of human encroachment